Machine posting



June 10, I930. H. S. JONES MACHINE POSTING BINDER Filed July 19, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 "faves H S. JONES June 10, 1930.

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. ed leaves remove a leaf 5 and much Patented June 10, 1930 HARRY S. JONES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MACHINE ros'rme BINDER Application filed. my 19, 1923. Serial no. 652,485.

This invention relates to a loose leaf binder having separable covers which is especially adapted for use in machine book postmg. i

In the past, it has been customary to' use a binder having separable covers in connection with aflposting rack or tray in ma chine book posting. The loose leaves in such instances were provided with extra round I apertures in addition to the impaling notches and one or more tines or pins were attached to one binder cover for engaging the r'oundapertures in the leaves for locking the same in the binder. In machine post- 15 ing, as usually done heretofore, the separable parts of the binder areinclined upon the opposite sides of the rack and as posting proceeds, the leaves are transferred from oneside of the rack to the other. If for it is desired to offset a leaf as when an entry is made, it is shifted the proper distance with relation to the unposted leaves. When the posting has been completed and the books balanced, the postare restored to the original position in the binder. Pins engage the round apertures in the leaves when the binder is closed, locking the same in the binder whether offset or not, so it is impossible to without removing the superposed leaves. Further, these offset leaves cannot very well be removed from the stack of posted leaves before assembling as the alignment of the notches will be destroyed difficulty will be encountered. This invention is designed to overcome the above noted objections in the provision of a binder having separable sides with flatsided, rotatable leaf-retaining posts secured 4.0 to one side for engaging mushroom-shaped slots in the leaves which may be inserted or removed by an inward or outward. shifting movement with respect to the other leaves. Further, the binderis so designed that the a5 inner edgesof the leaves are flush with the back of the binder so that the loose leaves will rest upon the posting rack at the proper elevation for aligning the slots with the impaling posts.

The invention also eontemplai-tes a novel form of extensible impaling posts which Wlll withstand the severe usage arising from machine posting.

With these and other advantages in view as will later appear, this invention comprises the novel tions hereinafter ticularly pointed pended claim.

In the accompanying mechanism and combina- 'described and more parout and defined in the apillustrate a preferred embodiment of this lnvention and in which similar reference numerals refer to simllar features in the different views.

On the drawings- Figure 1 is perspective view of a binder involving this Figure 2 is an invention.

enlarged fragmentary top plan view of the lower clamping member.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the interior half of a binder involving a modified form of the invention illustrating the manner of offsetting the leaves.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of a posting rack with the two halves of the binder positioned therein in separable relation; one half of the binder being shown insection.

Figure 5 is ing" rack with binder therein.

op plan view of the postthe separable halves of the Figure 6 is a rear elevational view of a modified form of flat locking post. with the upper clamping member shown in Figure binder showing. only one section.

7 is a perspective view of a posting tray illustrating the manner of usingthe modified form of Figures 8 and binder. 9 are enlarged sectional views through different locking posts in volving a part of this invention. Figures shows the broad shown in Figure 6. narrower dimension of a slightly different post.

dimension of the post 5 Figure 9 shows the Figure 10 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially upon the line 10-"-1O of Figure 8.

As shown on the drawings referrlng n ow to title aiming, espe drawings which covers 1 and 2; the former of sided sectional impaling posts 5 are rotat ably anchored to the lower clamping member 3. The upper cover 2 may be clamped or locked to the impaling posts by any suitable clamping mechanism. A common form of such clamping-mechanism is shown in Figure 6 and comprises a pair of clamping blocks on a threadedrod which may be actuated by akey as is well. known in the art.

Figures 8 and 9 show different constructions of flat locking posts that may be used. The lowermost sections 6 and 7 of these posts are each provided. with a tenon 8 as shown in Figure 8, which extends through a suitable aperture in the clamping member 3 and through a disk 9 which is rotatably mounted within the .Lower clamping member. A pin 10 may be used to secure the tenons to the disk 9. A pin or radial stud 11, (Fig. 10) projects from each disk. This stud will strike against the sides of the clamping member and limit the rotation of the post. a

In Figure 8 is shown a sectional rod comprising the sections 12, 13 and l l of which the section 12 is secured to the lower section 6 of the post. The rod section" 12 extends into a borein thef post section'6 and is anchored therein by a pin 15. The adjacent ends of the rod sections 12, 13 and 14 are rabbeted and the inner portions of the rabbets are grooved so. as to provide interfitting and interlocking. ends 16 for coupling the rod sections together. Sectional sleeves 17 and 18, having external diameters corresponding to the diameter of the post section 6, fit over the sectional rod. The sleeves are coupled together by dowel pins 19 and the joints of the sleeve sections are staggered with relation to the joints of the rod sections whereby a rigid post is secured. The upper. rod section 14 is threaded at its upper end upon which a clamping nut or cap 20 may be adjustably threaded for clamping the sleeve sections together. The sectional post just described i szex't'e nsible in that theupper rod and sleeve section may be readily removed and one or more intermediate rod and sleeve sections and maybe added as isobvious. t V

In Figure 9, the lower post section 7 is provided with a bore extending downwardly from its upper end. The lower end of the bore terminates in a reduced screw threaded section. A sectional rod comprising the sections 21, 22 and 23 issupported in 'the bore of the post section 7; the lower rod section 21 having a reduced threaded portion or tenon 24 which is threaded in the threaded portion of said bore. The rod section 21 extends a suitable distance above the post section 7 and the adjacent ends of the rod sections 21, 22 and 23 are screw-threaded together,- the intermediate rod section 22 having a threaded socket in its upper end for receiving a threaded tenon on the adjacent rod section. A sectional sleeve comprising the sections 25 and 26 of a diameter corresponding to that of the post section 7 telescopes over the sectional rod. The post section 7"is provided with diametrically opposite bevelled notches 27 for receiving corresponding bevelled lugs or projections 28 on the intermediate sleeve section 25 as shown in dotted lines. Likewise the upper end of the sleeve section 25 is provided with a pair of diametrically opposite bevelled notches for receiving corresponding lugs or projections 28 on the lower end of the up per sleeve section 26. A head 29 upon the upper rod section 23 clamps the sleeve sections together. It should be noted that the sleeve joints are in staggered relation with the joints of the rod sections whereby a strong and rigid impaling post is secured. It should also be noted that the upper rod and sleeve sections may be removed and intermediate sections added or removed to increase or decrease the capacity of the binder.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 and 5, the lower clamping member 1 is provided with a pair of symmetrically arranged impaling posts 5 and the loose leaves are provided with a plurality, .four in the present instance, of equally spaced mushroom slots 30, the entrance necks of which are sufliciently wide to allow the flatesided impalingposts to pass therethrough when thesame hay e been properly rotated to bring the fiat sides in alignment with the entrance necks of the slots. The distance between adjacent slots in the loose leaves is one-half the distance between the leaf-retaining posts so that alternate slots will be simultaneously enga ed by said posts and the leaves may be ofl set the distance between the slots. V

In referring to Figure 5 it will be noted that the binder is considerably wider than the width of the loose leaves and that the latter are normally retained at one side of the hinder, the other side of which projects to protect the offset leaves.

In using this binder in connection with a Cposting rack, the binder is placed in one I si eof the rack and positioned with the bottom 1 againstone of the inclined sides 31 of the posting rack 32, The upper cover 2 is unlockedfrom the posts and positioned upon the other inclined wall of the posting rack with the leaves resting against the cover 1 as shown in Figure 4. The leaf-retaining posts 5 may then be rotated into posting position in whichthe flat sides are so positioned as to permit the slots in the sheets to engage over the same. The posted leaves are then transferred to the opposite side of the binder. If for any reason it is desired to separate certain leaves from the others each may be offset the distance between a pair of slots as indicated by 33 in Figure 5 whereby the second upper slot in each offset leaf will be in registry with the upper slot of the other posted leaves. After posting, the posted leaves may be restored upon the posts 5 by simultaneously sliding them back over the rack 32 and onto the impaling posts. As the leaves rest upon the rack with the slots at the same elevation as the impaling posts, it is an easy matter to assemble and disassemble the binder on the posting rack. After the leaves are properly impaled upon the posts and the latter rotated to locking position, the cover 2 may be applied upon the posts and locked thereto by rotating the locking rod as shown in Figure 6. If at any time it is desired to remove the offset leaves or any leaves or insert certain leaves it only necessary to unclamp the upper cover and rotate the posts when leaves may be readily withdrawn or inserted, as is obvious.

In the modification illustrated in Figures 3, 6 and 7, a plurality of round, sectional impaling posts 34: may be used in combination with a single flat-sided post 5. And the loose leaves may be provided with suitable slots to receive certain of the round posts 34 and a pair of intermediate mushroomshaped slots for receiving the flat locking post 5, and an adjacent round post so that the leaves may be offset and locked in such position. Figure 6 shows a number of offset leaves 33 locked in offset position within the binder. If it is desired to remove these offset leaves, it is only necessary to unclamp the upper clamping member 4 and rotate the posts when the offset leaves as well as any other may be readily removed by pulling the same outwardly.

In Figure 7 a different form of posting tray 35 has been illustrated in which the modified binder shown is in posting position. The use of this binder with the posting tray is not materially different from that of the first form and need not be further described.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have invented a binder that is particularly well adapted for use in a posting tray in machine book-posting in which the leaves can be readily locked and unlocked and which can be readily assembled and disassembled on the posting rack and from which offset leaves can be quickly removed.

I am aware thatnumerous details of construction may be varied through a wide scribed my name.

HARRY S. JONES. 

